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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

#29: Mikaila Ulmer, Me and the Bees Lemonade Founder & CEO—Focus on Opportunities, Not Just Obstacles

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8596 Ratings

🗓️ 25 February 2021

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Today, you’ll see that business wisdom and leadership insight can come from ANY age – because our guest for this episode is 15-year-old Mikaila Ulmer, the Founder and CEO of Me and the Bees Lemonade. Mikaila turned the lemonade stand she started as a four-year-old into a nationally distributed brand that has sold 2 million bottles of honey lemonade and is backed by Shark Tank investor Daymond John. She is a fearless leader with a big heart who is wise beyond her years. And you are going to see your big ideas and dreams in a whole new way after you listen to this conversation. You’ll also learn: One incredible idea you can use to inspire your team at the start of each meeting Why telling the story of your product or service is so vital Two big takeaways from Shark Tank investor Daymond John The #1 ingredient (no pun intended) to succeeding in sales Advice for parents whose kids have an entrepreneurial idea Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead App: A vast library of 90-second leadership lessons to stay sharp on the go  Daily Insight Emails: One small (but powerful!) leadership principle to focus on each day Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to How Leaders Lead where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.

0:09.8

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

0:17.6

That's what this podcast is all about.

0:20.0

Now I've been honored to have some

0:21.7

incredibly wise leaders on this podcast, and usually they've won that wisdom through decades

0:27.7

of mistakes and failures and tough turnarounds. But today, you're going to see that business,

0:34.2

wisdom, and leadership insight can come from any age, because today's guest

0:39.4

is 15-year-old Michaela Olmer, the founder and CEO of Me and the Bees Lemonade.

0:46.4

Michaela turned the lemonade stand. She started as a four-year-old into a nationally distributed

0:51.4

brand that has sold two million bottles of honey lemonade and is backed

0:56.1

by Shark Tank investor Damon John.

0:59.6

She's just a fearless leader with a big heart who is so wise beyond her years.

1:04.8

And I have a feeling you're going to see your big ideas and your big dreams in a whole new

1:10.3

way after you listen in on this conversation.

1:13.1

So here's my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Michaela Omar.

1:23.7

Now, Michaela, I thought it was pretty special when I got to interview Evan Spiegel, who started Snapchat in his early 20s.

1:30.9

Well, you started your company when you were just four and a half years old.

1:35.0

And now you're the 15-year-old CEO.

1:37.8

I really can't wait to learn how you did it and how you lead.

1:41.1

But first, give us an idea of the size and scope of your company.

1:45.7

Well, it's a little bit unbelievable how the company has grown from starting as a lemonade

1:51.8

sand in Austin, Texas to becoming a nationally distributed lemonade company. But currently,

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